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The Complicated Calculus - Selling Your Car For The GT500
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<blockquote data-quote="nickf2005" data-source="post: 16316047" data-attributes="member: 136350"><p>There's no doubt that the price point of this car will force many fence sitters to stay on their side of the chain link. At best, you're talking about throwing down $75,000 for this car. What's remarkable is that it didn't seem like that long ago I was a 25 year old kid, walking out of Ford with my 500 after spending less than $50,000. Granted, it's a 12, the 13 specs had just dropped, and they were trying their best (X plan available) to get rid of them. However, you can barely walk out with a GT today for what I got my 500 for.</p><p></p><p>I understand the 2020 and a 2012 can't be compared beyond the name and snake badges. The 13/14 was a beast of a car, but had way more in common with the previous years and didn't quite Trump (my phone auto corrected the capital T... I'm leaving it [emoji41]) its predecessors like this one has. But, we are 6 years down the road and only God knows how much R&D ($$$) went into this monster.</p><p></p><p>That all leads me to here: What about those of us in our 30's (or 40's) who live a modest lifestyle and our experiences with our cars are similar? I have 53,000 miles on my 2012 after taking delivery with 180 in April of 2012. She gets driven as much as possible, often sitting in 465 traffic and then taking the long way home to make a couple pulls on county roads.</p><p></p><p>Us guys love cars. We love the exhilaration of climbing into the RPM's and the sounds of exhaust and tire screech. We like to hit C&C from time to time to catch up with other car guys. If we're lucky, we take a long weekend road trip somewhere and rack up some miles. But mostly, it just takes us to the office and back home to the family.</p><p></p><p>However, we have mortgages, 529's, and 401k's. Could my wife and I afford it? Technically, Yes. However, it would be one of the most ill-advised financial decisions we could make. My belief is that the performance and subsequent price of this new car will leave "us" behind. And that's OK by me.</p><p></p><p>The 500 is now into Elite car ownership status. Kudos to Ford for that accomplishment. Just look at some of the names/brands that are coming up in the comparisons... Porsche, ZR1, ACR, Demon/RE, etc. These aren't all the same type of car. Ford has figured out a way to make the GT500 part of the conversation "trifecta": Strip, Track, Street. That comes with a cost and will leave many historical players of the game in the pits. Again, that's OK by me.</p><p></p><p>The 07-14 GT500's will be the next generation of "old Mustangs" that guys will be buying/selling/trading/modifying for years like our beloved 03/04 Cobra. They will always have "us" guys' backs for everyday fun. I hope we allow ourselves to enjoy those other guys we see out with their 2020+.</p><p></p><p>Tl;dr: Can't afford new 500. Convincing myself my 12 is still OK.</p><p></p><p>Sent from my SM-G975U using the <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=92568" target="_blank">svtperformance.com mobile app</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickf2005, post: 16316047, member: 136350"] There's no doubt that the price point of this car will force many fence sitters to stay on their side of the chain link. At best, you're talking about throwing down $75,000 for this car. What's remarkable is that it didn't seem like that long ago I was a 25 year old kid, walking out of Ford with my 500 after spending less than $50,000. Granted, it's a 12, the 13 specs had just dropped, and they were trying their best (X plan available) to get rid of them. However, you can barely walk out with a GT today for what I got my 500 for. I understand the 2020 and a 2012 can't be compared beyond the name and snake badges. The 13/14 was a beast of a car, but had way more in common with the previous years and didn't quite Trump (my phone auto corrected the capital T... I'm leaving it [emoji41]) its predecessors like this one has. But, we are 6 years down the road and only God knows how much R&D ($$$) went into this monster. That all leads me to here: What about those of us in our 30's (or 40's) who live a modest lifestyle and our experiences with our cars are similar? I have 53,000 miles on my 2012 after taking delivery with 180 in April of 2012. She gets driven as much as possible, often sitting in 465 traffic and then taking the long way home to make a couple pulls on county roads. Us guys love cars. We love the exhilaration of climbing into the RPM's and the sounds of exhaust and tire screech. We like to hit C&C from time to time to catch up with other car guys. If we're lucky, we take a long weekend road trip somewhere and rack up some miles. But mostly, it just takes us to the office and back home to the family. However, we have mortgages, 529's, and 401k's. Could my wife and I afford it? Technically, Yes. However, it would be one of the most ill-advised financial decisions we could make. My belief is that the performance and subsequent price of this new car will leave "us" behind. And that's OK by me. The 500 is now into Elite car ownership status. Kudos to Ford for that accomplishment. Just look at some of the names/brands that are coming up in the comparisons... Porsche, ZR1, ACR, Demon/RE, etc. These aren't all the same type of car. Ford has figured out a way to make the GT500 part of the conversation "trifecta": Strip, Track, Street. That comes with a cost and will leave many historical players of the game in the pits. Again, that's OK by me. The 07-14 GT500's will be the next generation of "old Mustangs" that guys will be buying/selling/trading/modifying for years like our beloved 03/04 Cobra. They will always have "us" guys' backs for everyday fun. I hope we allow ourselves to enjoy those other guys we see out with their 2020+. Tl;dr: Can't afford new 500. Convincing myself my 12 is still OK. Sent from my SM-G975U using the [URL=http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=92568]svtperformance.com mobile app[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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